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[[File:Matthew Bellamy's guitars, head-on.jpg | right | thumb | Guitar line-up.  From left to right: 7 String E Guitar, Bomber, Laser, Delorean, 007 and Mirror]]
[[File:Matthew Bellamy's guitars, head-on.jpg | right | thumb | Guitar line-up.  From left to right: 7 String E Guitar, Bomber, Laser, Delorean, 007 and Mirror]]
[[File:Matthew Bellamy Backstage Rig.jpg | right | thumb | Back-stage rig]]
[[File:Matthew Bellamy Backstage Rig.jpg | right | thumb | Back-stage rig]]
[[Matthew Bellamy]] owns many Manson guitars, of which all were built by [[Hugh Manson]] except the [[Manson Mirror Kaoss | Mirror Kaoss]], [[Manson Doubleneck | Doubleneck]] and [[Manson Keytar | Keytar]] which were built by Tim Stark. All of the guitars made for Matt (other than the Manson 7 String E Guitar) are styled in a custom shape that Matt created with Hugh Manson several years ago, ( The Mattocaster Shape). The shape is somewhere in between the style of a Fender Telecaster and a Gibson Les Paul.
[[Matthew Bellamy]] owns many Manson guitars, of which all were built by [[Hugh Manson]] except the [[Manson Mirror Kaoss | Mirror Kaoss]], [[Manson Doubleneck | Doubleneck]] and [[Manson Keytar | Keytar]] which were built by Tim Stark. All of the guitars made for Matt (other than the Manson 7 String E Guitar) are styled in a custom shape that Matt created with Hugh Manson several years ago, ( The Mattocaster Shape). Matt wanted something that had "the body of a Fender and the sound of a Gibson", and here we are today.


== Guitars which are still in use ==
== Guitars which are still in use ==

Revision as of 11:01, 3 September 2011

Guitar line-up
Guitar rack
Guitar line-up. From left to right: 7 String E Guitar, Bomber, Laser, Delorean, 007 and Mirror
Back-stage rig

Matthew Bellamy owns many Manson guitars, of which all were built by Hugh Manson except the Mirror Kaoss, Doubleneck and Keytar which were built by Tim Stark. All of the guitars made for Matt (other than the Manson 7 String E Guitar) are styled in a custom shape that Matt created with Hugh Manson several years ago, ( The Mattocaster Shape). Matt wanted something that had "the body of a Fender and the sound of a Gibson", and here we are today.

Guitars which are still in use

Model Also known as Period used
007 Black Manson, Blackie, Black Ed[note 1] 2001—
7 String E Guitar - 2001—
Mirror Earls Court 2004—
Chrome Bomber Silver Bomber 2006—
M1D1 Black Kaoss, Invincible[note 1] 2006—
Ali Top Son of Delorean, New Delorean 2007—
Black Midi Seattle, Auto[note 1] 2007—
Keytarcaster[note 2] - 2009—
Mirror Kaoss Hybrid Jools Manson, Chrome Kaoss 2009—
Doubleneck Casinocaster 2010—
Keytar Neoncaster, Light Keytar, Troncaster 2010—
MB-1 Red Glitter Son of Santa 2010—
Red Glitter 2.0[note 2] New Glitterati, Santa 2.0 2010—
DL-1 Delorean 2011—

Guitars which are no longer in use

Model Also known as Period used
Delorean Industrial Disease, Silver 2001–2005
Laser Lazer 2002–2007
Bomber 1945 2003–2006
M1D1 Mirror[note 3] M One D One, M1D1 2006–2007
Red Glitter Glitterati, Red Sparkle, Santa[note 1] 2007–2010

Guitars never played live

Model Also known as Period used
Rust Relic - never
Delorean 3.0[note 2] - never

Notes

  1. a b c d These names are what Matt Bellamy calls his guitars by
  2. a b c These names are not official, but fan dubs. These guitars have not been added to the Muse gallery on the Manson Guitar website and thus their official names are unknown.
  3. Now displayed inside the Manson Guitars shop, Exeter.


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